Without hesitation - ice-cream. My Gramma Books ate ice-cream everyday and lived 101 years. I love ice-cream and it's part of my being just like water. Come to think of it, water is a freebie too so there's another argument for ice-cream.

Jennie - Oh, man. I almost never eat donuts for this very reason. So many empty calories. I seriously pause and inhale deeply every time I pass Krispy Kreme on Dupont Circle. I gaze in longingly. And then keep walking. But if they were no calories???

K-Tee - I LOVE cream cheese or chocolate frosting straight from the can. Love love love. In fact, most cake for me is a vehicle for the icing.

As for the cheese - I'm not really a cheesenivore. There are lots of strong cheeses I dislike.

KLZ - Butter is such a clever one. But cheesecake is so delicious.

FoggyDew - Hmm. I hadn't really thought this through. I suppose it could go either way, right? Like, lasagna could be your one thing. Or any kind of pasta noodle, but not the sauce, cheese, etc. I don't know. I don't really have the made up details down.

I'd like to say sugar. But maybe I should pick that partially hydrogenated crap that's in everything. Yep, that's what I'd pick cause I can live with fake sugar. As long as we're playing can we change the rules to say we get to pick one thing a year? Oh wouldn't that be neat? Or, you could just be born a male and not have to give a shit at all.

i was going to say my white star champagne because i'd love to not have to pay for it and yet have it whenever i want. then again, i really love salt on/in EVERYTHING, even though it's hella affordable. oh well, i guess it would be a toss up between the two. and salt would probably win because some day i'm going to have to give it up or suffer a heart attackso, salt.

Lynn - I love the modification of one a year. It might be that you get sick of your choice before the end of the year. And yah, we could be men and not give a shit. Unless you're married to me, in which case you'd be harassed so regularly it would be hard not to give a shit...

P - You absolutely can count wine as food for your freebie! No question!

notsojenny - That's a very interesting take on it, and a really smart one. I hadn't thought of looking at it from a purely health-benefit perspective. I, too, like the salt.

Beach Bum - Excellent choice!

kayare - Oh, I love love love pasta. I can even eat it leftover and cold. With my fingers. Straight out of the fridge.

Stevie - Of all of those, I'd definitely choose the pizza.

Miss Dallas - I understand that, for sure. Every once in a while I am shocked at how many calories a really delicious beer has.

Jennifer - Of course!

Brett - That definitely packs in a lot of fat, carbs, and deliciousness!

While my first thought was "bread!", followed closely by cheese, I have to go with pizza. As someone else said, there are tons of varieties. So I get my two favorite things in one, plus lots of other yummie things on top. Chocolate pizza, anyone? Fruit pizza? Steak pizza?

So I read this post like, the day you posted it, and I've been trying to figure out what ONE food I'd pick to have without consequences. It's way too hard, though. I guess it would probably make the most sense for it to be something really fatty or really carb-heavy, since I love both those things wayyy too much. Could it also be a food that won't cause me any indigestion or heartburn, in addition to not having calories and stuff? Cuz then it would definitely be Chili's boneless buffalo wings. Mmmm...but OUCH. My intestines burn with ferocity every damn time.